Mouse and animal trap



July 24, 1934. A. JUNG MOUSE AND ANIMAL TRAP Filed June 9, 1935 INVENTORI Patented July 24, 1934 .1 r 135L532.

. 4 ,UNETED STATES PATENT' QFFHE r 1,967,532 I M I MOUSE AND. ANIMALTRAP Anton Jung, New York, N. Application June 9, 1933, Serial No.675,045

2 Claims. (01. 43-497) This invention relates to new and useful imcrossbar 12, which is secured by loops 13 to the provements in mouse traps,and has for its obbase 10, while a coiled spring 14 wound around ject toprovide a mouse trap that will prove greatthe bar 12 brings the saidrectangular frame unly superior in efficiency to any of those now comdertension. monly known. A bait-plate 15 is arranged in front of the frameThus this present application embodies fur- 11; the said bait-plateconsists of a piece of thin ther improvements of my invention, for whichI metal bent upon itself to form a seat or depreshave filed applicationsfor patents, February 13 sion for a retaining member 16; the said plateand May 9, 1933, under Serial Nos. 656,436 and is made with a hook orspear-point 17 for receiv- ".10 670,079, respectively. ing the bait, andhas a rectangularly formed bent One of the outstanding characteristicsof the endpiece 18 provided with a hole 19 therein, for present deviceis that this mouse trap may be engagement with the trigger 20. The saidtrigset with an infinitely small degree of resistance ger consists of along thin rod adapted to hold to going off; or in other words, the saidmouse the frame member 11 in cocked position, as shown --'15 trap may besaid to possess a high degree of in Figure 1, when the trap is set byengagement '19 catchability. of the said rod to the bait-plate 15; thesaid trig- Another advantage lies in the fact that the ger 20 is in turnsecured to the base 10 by a present device, or trap, may actually be setor loop 21. cocked in what may be termed an automatic In order tosecurely arrest the frame 11, while .20 manner, or with no effort atall. the trap is being set, a member 22, suitable for A still furtheradvantage resides in the fact left and right hand operation, ispivotally conthat the said trap may on account of the special nected tothe base 10, as shown. The said memprotective means associatedtherewith, as will be her 22 consists of one piece of substantiallystrong hereinafter more fully described, be handled, or Wire bent uponitself to form the following parts,

#25 operated with ease and in a secure manner, even or sections: an axis23, which is turnable in the by nervously disposed women. loops 24, 24,a hook-portion 25, for arresting the It will appear obvious that a trapof this kind frame when in cocked position, and a lever 26, may be usedto catch not only mice and rats, but which, when the frame 11 is turnedbackward, also other and larger animals. or is to be cooked, will betripped by said frame 30 As the device is comparatively simple ofconstriking the lever, whereupon the hook-portion 25 86 struction, andconsequently may be manufactured simultaneously will ascend, or rise tocatch and at a very small cost, it is thought that this invensecurelyhold the said frame 11, pending the adticn, especially in view of theunique features justment of the trigger 20 to the bait-plate 15. emb dih r i should h v great marke 1105- When such adjustment has been made,the hook- :35 sibilities. portion 25 is automatically released from itshold 90 With the above and other objects in View, this upon the frame11; and the trap will thus be set invention consists of the novelfeatures of conand in position for operation. struction, combination andarrangement of parts, It, is ob ious that changes may be made in the h ea y described, claimed and illusform, construction and arrangement ofthe sev- 40 trated in the accompanying drawing forming part eral parts,as shown, within the scope of the of this specification, and in whichsimilar characappended claims, without departing from the 13 0 referenceindicate Corresponding parts in spirit of the invention, and I do nottherefore a l V w a in Whichi wish to limit myself to the constructionand ar- Figllle 1 is a Perspective p p View Of y rangement shown anddescribed herein.

5 invention What I claim, as new and desire to secure by Fi ur s 2 a d 3a detail top p v ws, wh Letters Patent of the United States, is:-

Figure 4 is a detail side elevational view, show- 1. In a device of theclass described, a mouse ing the essential part and new feature of myint ri ing a base, a spring-tensioned vention, and illustrating thespecific manner in mouse-catching frame secured to the latter, a

50 which it is made to operate. trigger co-operating with the saidframe, a bait- 10 Referrin more particularly to the drawing. 10 platepivotally attached to the base, and means ind a s the base of a mouse p,to Which i for arresting and releasing the said spring-tenattached therectangular fram 0 member sioned frame during adjustment of the triggerto that catches the mouse or other animal desired; th b it-m te, idmeans consisting of a single 55,, the said frame is of a rectangularshape, having a ire bent upon itself to form, in one piece, an

trap, suitable for left and right hand operation, and comprising a base,a spring-tensioned ani.

mal-catching frame secured to the latter, a trigger pivotally attachedto the base and being adapted to engage said frame, a bait-platepivotally attached to the base and adapted to engage the said trigger,and a wire-member bent upon itself to form, in one unit, an axis, asubstantially right angular hook-member bent thereon, and a rearwardlyextending thumb-piece bent at a right angle to said hook-member, saidhook-member by its weight normally disposing said arresting andreleasing means in a forward, or released position, supported by thebase, with the thumb-piece somewhat raised and adapted to be tripped bythe mouse-catching frame in cooking the latter, therebysimultaneouslyand automatically raising said hook-member for engagement with the frameduring I adjustment of the trigger to the bait-plate, substantially asand for the purpose set forth.

ANTON JUNG.

